The U.S. Navy announces that it has selected seven companies to compete in at-sea prototype testing for its Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program. The selection is intended to advance the effort toward awarding the Navy’s MUSV contract, following the testing phase. All three outlets report the same announcement date and the same number of firms chosen—seven—without providing additional company details in the shared excerpts. The competition focuses on developing and demonstrating relevant unmanned surface vessel technologies in operationally relevant conditions, consistent with the Navy’s use of at-sea testing to evaluate performance and readiness. While the sources do not outline specific technical requirements, schedules, or the identities of the selected contractors, they agree on the core point: the Navy is moving from earlier program planning and acquisition steps into a prototype competition stage designed to inform a later contract award. The selection therefore marks a near-term step in the MUSV effort.